Jeremiah 51:53 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the Lord.”
Jeremiah 51:53 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 51:53 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 51:53 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Though Babylon should mount up to the sky, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet destroyers will come to her from me,” says Yahweh.”
Jeremiah 51:53 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 51:53 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall destroyers come unto her, saith Jehovah.”
Jeremiah 51:53 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 51:53 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Because Babylon goeth up to the heavens, And because it fenceth the high place of its strength, From Me come into it do spoilers, An affirmation of Jehovah.”
Jeremiah 51:53 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 51:53 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Though Babylon should mount up to the heavens, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith Jehovah.”
Jeremiah 51:53 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 51:53 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Though Babel should mount vp to heauen, and though shee should defend her strength on hye, yet from mee shall her destroyers come, sayth the Lord.”
Jeremiah 51:53 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 51:53 in Context — Jeremiah 51
51 Estamos avergonzados, porque oímos la afrenta: confusión cubrió nuestros rostros, porque vinieron extranjeros contra los santuarios de la casa de Jehová.
52 Por tanto, he aquí vienen días, dice Jehová, que yo visitaré sus esculturas, y en toda su tierra gemirán los heridos.
53 Si subiese Babilonia al cielo, y si fortaleciere en lo alto su fuerza, de mí vendrán á ella destruidores, dice Jehová.
54 ¡Sonido de grito de Babilonia, y quebrantamiento grande de la tierra de los Caldeos!
55 Porque Jehová destruye á Babilonia, y quitará de ella el mucho estruendo; y bramarán sus ondas, como muchas aguas será el sonido de la voz de ellos:
What Does Jeremiah 51:53 Mean?
Jeremiah 51:53 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 51. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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